cut throat
(redirected from cut their throats)cut (someone's) throat
To bring about or be the cause of someone's ruin, downfall, or failure. That discount supermarket is cutting our throats, there's no way we can compete with their prices! Jim set out to cut his brother's throat after finding out that he'd been swindled.
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cut one's (own) throat
Fig. [for someone] to bring about one's (own) failure. If I were to run for office, I'd just be cutting my throat. Judges who take bribes are cutting their own throats.
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- cut (someone's) throat
- cut someone's throat
- ruin of
- the ruin of (someone or something)
- put another nail in (someone's or something's) coffin
- put the final nail in (someone's or something's) coffin
- drive another nail in (someone's or something's) coffin
- drive the final nail in (someone's or something's) coffin
- put a nail in (someone's or something's) coffin
- nail in one's coffin, drive/put a